Thursday, October 13, 2005

Upcoming Events at Hackley Public Library Date Description Oct 13 11:00 am Preschool Storytime Hackley Public Library, Youth Services Department. Pre registration is required. For more information call 231-722-7276 x 230. Oct 15 11:00 am Horror School Hackley Public Library, Youth Services Department. Scary story writing workshop for grades 4 and 5. MHS teacher Paul Kurdziel will help kids write spooky tales with original settings, fresh new chills, and “real” characters. (The event repeats last Spring’s “Horror School.”) For more information call 231-722-7276 x 230. Oct 15 2:00 pm Popcorn Storytime Hackley Public Library, Youth Services Department. Stories, chapter book read-alouds and popcorn treats especially for gr. K - 3. No registration required. For more information call 231-722-7276 x 230. Oct 17 11:00 am Toddler Time Hackley Public Library, Youth Services Department. Pre registration is required. For more information call 231-722-7276 x 230. Oct 17 1:00 - 2:30 pm Dr. Richard Rehm, Marguerite Holcomb Lecture: Technology and Humanity Torrent House. Part of the Muskegon Area Arts and Humanities Festival. Oct 17 6:00 - 8:00 pm Torrent Writer's Group Torrent House. For more information call 231-722-7276 x 222. Oct 17 7:00 pm Preschool Storytime Hackley Public Library, Youth Services Department. Pre registration is required. For more information call 231-722-7276 x 230. Oct 18 5:30 pm Hackley Public Library Board Meeting Hackley Public Library, Julia Hackley room. For more information call 231-722-7276. Oct 18 6:00 - 9:00 pm West Michigan Herb Society Torrent House. For more information call 231-722-7276 x 222. Oct 18 6:45 pm Toddler Time Hackley Public Library, Youth Services Department. Pre registration is required. For more information call 231-722-7276 x 230. Oct 20 11:00 am Preschool Storytime Hackley Public Library, Youth Services Department. Pre registration is required. For more information call 231-722-7276 x 230. Oct 21 10:00 - 4:00 pm Hackley Public Library Friends Group Book Intake Torrent House. For more information call 231-722-7276 x 222. Oct 22 9:30 - 11:00 am Great Books Reading and Discussion Group Hackley Public Library, Julia Hackley Room. Anita Herald leads a lively discussion of an important book. For more information call 231-722-7276 x 222. Oct 22 10:00 - 3:00 pm Hackley Public Library Friends Group Book Intake Torrent House. For more information call 231-722-7276 x 222. Oct 22 2:00 pm Popcorn Storytime Hackley Public Library, Youth Services Department. Stories, chapter book read-alouds and popcorn treats especially for gr. K - 3. No registration required. For more information call 231-722-7276 x 230. 10:11:11 AM     New Sites on our Web Books and Reading Wiki Books online books that anyone can edit. (RB) AskSam " browse these online or download and read them on your computer with the free AskSam reader." (RB) Computers and Internet LibraryThing "created by Tim Spalding, those who are so inclined can share information about their own personal libraries across great distances. Currently users can catalog up to 200 books at no charge and also create tags for each record as they do so." (SR) Health Find Flu shots by Zip Code from the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America (RB) Leisure eBird "visitors can enter their own bird observations, or access the entire historical database to find out what other users of the eBird site have to say about their own bird watching forays." (SR) News Harriet Miers from the Library of Michigan Teacher Resources MERLOT -- the Multimedia Educational Resource for Learning and Online Teaching "free, peer-reviewed collection of over 13,000 different online learning tools and simulations developed (mostly) by college professors around the world." (TB) 10:08:52 AM

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